FOR THE LIFE
Poetry by M. Linda Steffey

A Spiritual And Inspirational Poem from All-Creatures.org

I cannot for the life of me Understand... or can I see Why Man's heart is hard and cruel Will someone tell him he's a Fool!

So many beasts of Sea and Sod Are also Children of our God For they are wise beyond our dreams But how we kill them with our schemes!

For money, "sport", and gluttony, too Yet never see the harm we do The living Creatures in God's care The beauty of the wild and rare

We tear down Mountains, scar the Land On this our very Earth we stand Beneath our feet we trample all Not shed a tear when they fall!!

Oh! Wise and magic Creatures run!! When you hear the blast of gun.. For it is Mankind having "fun".. Beneath the Moon and under Sun!

I don't know what Mankind will do When Earth's resources can't renew All because Man wanted "fun" And these his Crimes can't be undone!

The Sod is soaked with years of dying And when it Rains it is God crying! What Man gives out, it will return But hopefully one day he'll learn...

Laws of the Universe apply And Humankind can also die! If he cuts his nose off to spite his face He too may vanish without a trace!....

(c) M. Linda Steffey 2010